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A leading black web marketplace, solaris, has been hit by a rival, according to the elliptical crypto analysis company. The platform related to Russia, which tried to occupy the space left vacant by the ruptured hydra, is supposed to have conquered up to a fifth of the illicit market before piracy.
Solaris Allegedly Taken Over by Darknet Marketplace Called Kraken
Solaris, a major marketplace for drugs and other illicit products, has been targeted in a hacking attack carried out by a similar enterprise, Kraken, not to be confused with the well-known cryptocurrency exchange with the same name.
After in April last year law enforcement authorities shut down Hydra, the former leader in this business, its servers in Germany and arresting an alleged operator in Russia, Solaris managed to gain between 20% and 25% market share, according to estimates quoted by Elliptic.
This week, the blockchain crime scene firm reported that since Friday, Jan. Thirteen, those who visited the onion were moved to Kraken. The latter claimed to have taken control of the infrastructure, the gitlab reference and the solaris source code and blocked its Bitcoin portfolios.
Kraken is another player in the dark web and, as solaris and hydra, targets the Russian sub-market segment. Illegal commercial platforms are also suspected to have further links with Russia.
For instance, solaris is considered to have used the services of one of the groups of "patriotic" Russian hackers. The pro-kremlin killnet is known to have launched denial of service attacks ( ) against Ukraine after Russia invaded the country at the end of February 2022.
It's not the first try to break through Solaris. Alex Holden allegedly hacked the market, as of December, and get the hand of certain bitcoin sent to dealers using the site and its owners.
With the help of his cybersecurity firm, holden stated that it specifically targeted a portfolio used for crypto exchange transactions and has been able to hijack 1.6 . Cryptocurrency was later given to a charitable organization based in Kiev.
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